Should Have Seen It…The Godfather

I once read an interview that said the average gamer has seen one movie, Star Wars. At the time, I think I took it too literally and got annoyed with the wording of it. Lately, I realized it’s kind of true.

So I decided to rectify this with me personally and watch the movies that I should have seen. Some of which I’ve even been lying about having seen to friends and family members for years because I’m kind of embarrassed by how few of these cultural touchstones I’ve actually viewed.

The first movie I saw was Francis Ford Coppola’s film the Godfather. I was worried that this film wouldn’t really connect the way it did when it was released. That too much of it had been spoiled by homages, or that things that were powerful in the 1970s would no longer have the same significance.

This wasn’t the case, this movie is an amazing bit of storytelling that tells the story of the end of one criminal’s life and the rise of another. I’m not going to pretend I know enough about film making to really critique this movie in a super serious way, but I love the way the characters are introduced at the wedding. It brings in a huge cast of characters in a very condensed scene and makes people just having a conversation so fascinating before even really letting on what the film is going to be about.

What’s really amazing is how many characters are interesting, flawed, human, and yet empathetic. On some level I know they’re all criminals who do bad things but you’re rooting for the Corleones to succeed.

If you haven’t seen this movie, I’m sure someone’s probably recommended it to you before, but it’s a movie that has aged really well.

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